Mitch was my best friend. We shared everything together – a home, a love of the outdoors, wonderful friends, the same sense of humor and amazing families. But most important of all we shared a relationship with Jesus Christ. Mitch and I met at Auburn university our freshman year of college. We both had a lot of growing and maturing to do and it wasn’t until Gods’ perfect timing brought us back together three and one-half years later that we began to date.

For the past four years Mitch has been my constant companion, my encourager, my strength. I was blessed to have called him my husband for the last two years of our lives and it was near our second anniversary that he told me he didn’t believe our lives could get any better, in his words we were “peaking”. I have never known another like Mitch Drew and in my deepest dreams I could not have imagined a man so perfect for me. I consider it a great privilege to have had the honor of being his wife.

Mitch loved me so deeply and passionately that it often took my breath away. At times I felt unworthy of such a fierce love, but he always reminded me I was worth it. As I think about this I cannot help but think of Christ and how he loves us in this same manner, unconditionally, even when we don’t deserve it. Christ loves us so much that once we realize it we can’t help but love Him. And Mitch knew that to be true, his passion and love for Jesus Christ radiated in his life. I am heartbroken and devastated by our loss of Mitch, I don’t yet understand why this happened, but I understand the Gospel and that is my strength. I cried out to God last Wednesday begging for him to give me back Mitch’s love and in my pain God spoke to my heart and said “Mitch’s love was my love and you will always have that.” I thought how true, it was God’s love in Mitch’s life that allowed him to love so freely, so deeply.

If you knew Mitch you know what a wonderful person he was. If you didn’t know him I encourage you to look at who Jesus Christ is because He is the person Mitch grew more like each day.